Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-13
HE EASrIRN SHORE.
Politics-An OId.FasEioned CamI.
Meeting.

[Correerondence CT the Richmond Dispatch.l
ONANCoCK, August IL, 1887.
The action Of the State Democratic
Convection recently held at Roanoke
seems to meet with general commenda-
ton among Democrats in this section,
who are getting ready for the fall cam
paign. The joint committee from the
two Eastern Shore counties met yester-
day at the fairgrounds and adopted
n plan for nominating the hoAter !"
delegate. According to the arrangement
ADOPTED Accomack comedies to North
ampton the privilege Of naming the
fit ater, though Accomack retains the
right TO confirm or reject the nomina-
ton as nay be deemed best. District
meetings are 10 be held in Northamp
ton on Saturday, August 9th, to select
delegates to the nominating conven-
ton, which is TO assemble on the follow
ing ThuIsday.at the fair grounds. The
delegates from Accomack are to be ap-
pointed by the Chairman of the County
Committee. Indications point to the
denomination of Nh. S. 5. Wilkins, the
present incumbent, VINO has made
yigilant, active, snd faithful represen-
tative. Should DIR. Austin Broken
brough consent to become candidate
the contest would probably be very
close. In the congressional election
of last year the Republicans for the first
time in many years got a majority on
the Eastern Shore. Accomack's big
Democratic majority of nearly fifteen
hundred was cut down three hun
dred, while the Republicans carried
Northampton by nearly 400 majority.
While some of the disturbing issues
that reduced the Democratic majority
last year are now removed. the main
cause, the local-option question, re-
mains, and the Republicans will evil
IDENTIFY thy to make it more distinctly
an issue here than ever before. Their
candidates, it is generally understood,
will run here on platform demanding
a repeal of the local-option law.
The Southern Methodists are holding
q monster camp meeting near the East
EN- Shore fairgrounds. The meet
ing has been going on for week, and
large crowds have been in constant at
tendance. The meeting is held under
= huge pavilion that will seat fully two
thousand people. This is surrounded
by a double row of plank cottages, which
are called "tents," each having one
large room below and several small
bedrooms above. The camp is in the
midst of fine forest Of pine and oak
trees, and the scene presented every day
is truly picturesque one. There is a
short service of prayer and singing every
morning before breakfast, which is
we'll attended, for large numbers re-
main on the grounds throughout the
meeting. Several hours after break
fast the morning services begin, and
last till neon, when dinner is served.
There is IN afternoon service and one
at night. Among the preachers from
a distance are Rev. DR.. Wight
msn, OF Baltimore, a nephew of
the late Bishop Wightman-h he
is = very fine preacher Rev. Il. NJ.
Saunders, OF Norfolk Rev. Mr.. Bos-
man, of Newport News; Rev. Mr.. Dun
can, OF Norfolk, and Rev. Mr.. Boggs,
of Salisbury, Nd. There are also
goodly number OF resident ministers
here, who assist in the services. The
order is excellent though many OF the
regulations are violated, notably the
one which forbids promenading about
the camp grounds while services
are going on. Last Sunday and
Tuesday were the big days of the
meeting. 1t is estimated that four or
five thousand people were present from
the two Eastern Shore counties on each |
day. Next Sunday will be the closing |
day, when it is expected that the crowd |
in attendance will be larger than eysr. |
To q person like the writer, who was |
"borDed and reared in the mountains |
OF Virginia, the scene presented at an |
Eastern Shore csmp.meeting is
rare and impressive sight. The peo- |
pie liSten to the sermon with intense
snd all who can sing and MANY |
who cannot join in singing the hymns !
and old camp-meeting revivkl sonrs |
which bave come down from former |
generations and azs nov almost forgot |